1 Chronicles 11:17

God's Word

David was thirsty and said, “I wish I could have a drink of water from the cistern at the city gate of Bethlehem.”

Cross References

1 Chronicles 11:16

While David was in the fortified camp, Philistine troops were in Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 11:18

So the three burst into the Philistine camp and drew water from the cistern. They brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out ⌞as an offering⌟ to the Lord

Psalm 143:6

I stretch out my hands to you in prayer. Like parched land, my soul thirsts for you. Selah

Psalm 60:9

Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Psalm 63:1

O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.

Isaiah 12:3

With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation.

John 4:10

Jesus replied to her, “If you only knew what God’s gift is and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him for a drink. He would have given you living water.”

John 4:14

But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life.”